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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1932
Page
3
An afternoon meeting of the steering committee overseeing the New York Stock Exchange investigation was convened by Chairman Norbeck to review plans outlined by Willem A. Gray, the committee's counsel, as part of the Senate inquiry into exchange reform and hearings were expected to proceed.
Senate finance committee revised the house revenue bill in Washington with higher taxes on carbonate waters fermented juices grape concentrates and brewers wort while reducing the tax on finished grape products. Oil coal copper and lumber items faced removal or protection shifts as the committee eyed broader excise changes and exemptions for matches cameras candy toothpaste and tableware. Senators from mineral producing territories warned of fierce opposition to any restoration of tariff items affecting their industries.
A humorist appeared in United States Commissioner Paul A. Lockhart's court after causing laughter during proceedings. Mack D. Halzar, charged in connection with a sale of beer on Monterey street, joked that he would take the blame and that the officers were promotion agents, refusing payment and drawing laughs as he explained the situation.
Mrs. David Sacks, director, announces a Wurdrees rehearsal for the pageant Healthy Land presented Sunday afternoon by the Bexar County Medical Society Auxiliary. The event, connected to Thomas dJeffryson Hiply selon, is slated for Saturday morning at the school.
Educators from Dallas attend the annual meeting of the Association of Texas Colleges with President W. W. Jackson and Dean George J. Pickens of Weatherland College leading discussions. The event gathers Texas higher education leaders to set policies and discuss regional education priorities.
Railway men from Walhola Central railroad including imperial agent .A. Fo Webber of Houston and R.A. Shaw of New Orleans toured stations. The visit touched business opportunities and passenger service, with local officials presenting prospects for improved routes and facilities.
The Cavalry club of the South will hold its second indoor shoot at 7:30 p.m. Friday on the indoor range of Company K of the Ninth Infantry with Captain T. F. Wessels in charge. The club recently held its second monthly dinner at the Gunterpoiel. honor guests included Brigadier Generals Halstead Dorey Samuel Rockenbach and Charles R. Howland, and Lt Cols Alfred Pickox Gordon H. Catts.
Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt testified as a defense witness in the Joseph A. Broderick bank case. Judge Breuer’s objections limited questioning while the trial heard defense claims of the Bank of the United States merger context and Broderick’s reputation. the bank had many branches and about 400,000 depositors with roughly $18 million in deposits when seized by the state.
Reports from Hopewell and Geneva detail continued secret negotiations as intermediaries pursue the return of Colonel Lindbergh's kidnapped son. Figures like Rear Admiral Burrage and John Curtis are cited in attempts to clear obstacles, while a radio message in New York signals hoped progress amid sparse concrete developments.
The 8A class of Rainn Waldo Emerson Junior High recently elected officers for the current form. Haming Fugene Lohrke is president, Eleanor Neff is vice president, John Haines is secretary, Alma Green is treasurer, Hulda Mane Fairbanks is class pot e. The class will be complemented with a banquet hosted by the Parent-Teacher Association with Marshall Johnston as principal speaker.
The Washington Irving Jim school orchestra under Julia E Majewski will present eight numbers in the school audio lori wb Lt 20 a.m. on Thursday May 5. The public is invited as part of Music Week.
Gray outlined a program to employ five or six investigators to study brokerage and stock exchange records. He suggested that more funds than the $50,000 appropriated by the senate might be required and said there is enough evidence and leads to work on for six months.
A federal hearing at the federal building examined the value of 1243.33 acres sought for Camp Bulls expansion. Three commissioners plus Russell Wine led testimony with over twenty five witnesses. The government seeks final valuation for condemnation after an initial offer of 15009 was rejected. A real estate map expert and local attorneys testified on per acre values, with opinions ranging from one to eighteen dollars.
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